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Schaffer v. Chicago Police Officers

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided June 21, 1988No. 88 C 1800PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, District Judge:

Attorney John D. Brennan has filed an appearance in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) on behalf of plaintiff LaBlance Schaffer. Although Brennan drafted Schaffer’s complaint, he has purposely not signed Schaffer’s complaint and has instead filed the complaint with only Schaffer as signatory. Defendants, four named Chicago police officers and “Other Unknown Chicago Police Officers,” have moved to strike Schaffer’s complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 for failure of Brennan to sign the complaint. For the reasons stated…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Muskrat v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  2. Szabo Food Service, Inc. v. Canteen CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  3. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Beth Hand, Now Known as Beth Hand CharlesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
  4. Benjamin Nevill E.H. Bruist J.W. Books T.D. Imgrund J.A. Pryor G.M. Webster v. Shell Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  5. Cecil C. Shrock, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Altru Nurses Registry, Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Martin v. Farmers First BankDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
  2. Hadlock v. BaechlerDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1991
  3. Fredrick Curtis v. Deidre Monroe, et al.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 2026
  4. Leidy v. Epstein, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Mercer County1991
  5. Leidy v. Kuhn, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Mercer County1991

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